Chesney to Premiere Movie in Knoxville

by Josh | 03.09.2010 | Posted In: Special Appearances, Summer In 3D

Kenny Chesney will attend a premiere next month in Knoxville, TN for his “Summer In 3D” movie, according to WBIR:

National country star and East Tennessee’s own Kenny Chesney is set to appear at a movie premiere in Knoxville next month, to benefit Variety, the Children’s Charity.

It’s one more in a long string of high-profile movie premieres Regal has brought to Knoxville.

This one will be held on April 14 at Regal’s Pinnacle theater in Turkey Creek.

General admission tickets will cost $25 and go on sale on Friday, March 12 at 9 a.m. at the Pinnacle Stadium 18.

After walking the red carpet, Chesney will address the theater and say a few words about the movie. Guests will enjoy a catered reception in the lobby, as The Chillbillies perform.

As for the movie, it was filmed over six nights in five locations: Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Seattle, Foxboro, and Indianapolis during the Sun City Carnival tour.

Sony Pictures will be releasing Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3-D presented by The Hot Ticket on April 21, in select theaters nationwide for a limited engagement.

Find out where “Summer In 3D” will be playing near you and get tickets now!

(H/T Teresa)

See if ‘Summer In 3D’ is Coming to a Theater Near You

by Josh | 03.04.2010 | Posted In: Summer In 3D

Kenny Chesney’s upcoming 3D movie “Summer In 3D” will be released in nearly every state and in several Canadian provinces.

View the theater listings here to see if your local cinema will be showing the film.

If your theater isn’t listed, you can request it be added here.

“Summer In 3D” will be in theaters April 21st – May 2nd.

The 3D footage for the movie was shot over six nights in five locations — Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, Foxboro, and Indianapolis — using a total of 22 3D camera rigs. The rigs included state-of-the-art systems from 3ality Digital, which were outfitted with Sony 1500-series professional digital cameras. 3ality Digital’s advanced, fully-automated 3D camera systems are known for their sub-pixel image alignment and ability to adjust shots dynamically, making them well-suited for live events such as concerts and sports. The high image quality also reduces time spent in post-production, making immersive, 3D filmmaking no more difficult than 2D production.

Joe Thomas, director of the film, added, “Kenny is an incredible talent, whose live shows define what the concert experience should be about. This 3D movie, its production, and the access that Kenny gave to our cameras, will give his fans an unprecedented opportunity to see, up close, the true strength of this man’s attraction to the millions that have seen him live.”

Official Movie Poster for “Summer In 3D”

by Josh | 02.09.2010 | Posted In: Summer In 3D

Here is the official movie poster for Kenny Chesney’s upcoming movie “Summer In 3D”:

Kenny Releasing “Ain’t Back Yet” from Summer In 3D

by Josh | 01.21.2010 | Posted In: Radio, Singles, Summer In 3D

The end theme for Kenny Chesney’s upcoming “Summer In 3D” movie is being released to radio on February 8th. “Ain’t Back Yet,” written by Craig Wiseman and Chris Tompkins, is “pretty much everything about what happened to me, especially with the music,” says Chesney.

“You get so focused on what you’re trying to accomplish, it takes over… and there’s nothing that’s going to come between you and your dream. For some people, it’s sports; for me, it was the music. You know, there’s a price you pay to do this, but look at what this is…

“Or as the bridge [of the song] goes, ‘Lookin’ back at the moments, black and white/ I wouldn’t change a thing that changed my life/ For the worse, for the better, man, I was gone, gone forever… The laughs, the smiles, the trails, the tears/ It’s hard to hate what got me here…’ Pretty much sums it up.”

Kenny has recently been in L.A. doing voiceovers and overseeing final production for “Summer In 3D” and his excitement for the project is very evident.

“To see that kind of passion… To be able to really see those faces where I can just stand there and take it all in… Now that is something I don’t see very much, and I go to a lot of shows, and watch a lot of crowds, but the folks who come out for us, well, it’s something I can’t explain, but I can’t wait for the fans to get to see themselves, to get to see what me and the guys get to see every night! It’s cool.”

“Anyone who knows me knows I’m not afraid of the work – and I very much care about the quality of what I do,’ he says. ‘Some things are harder than others. Some things take more time. But honestly, I can’t think of very many things I’ve been as fired up about finishing and getting out to the fans.The places these cameras go, the way the songs and the people are captured. This truly is closer than you can get with a ticket, but it’s also the chance to see things from a perspective that’s not just mine, but where none of us could ever go.”

“Summer In 3D” will hit theaters April 21st.

“Summer In 3D” To Hit Theatres April 21st

by Josh | 01.15.2010 | Posted In: Summer In 3D

MusicCityTV reports an opening date for Kenny Chesney’s upcoming theatrical release “Summer In 3D”: April 21st.

Where in the world is Kenny Chesney?

Somewhere in Los Angeles, dealing with surround sound and coloring 3D footage for Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3-D.

That means this is some high-tech stuff here, folks. That 3-D is so extreme, it actually needs a tech touch to add colors. So whip out yer 3D glasses, and you’ll have Kenny Chesney literally in your face.

The movie opens in theatres nationally April 21.

Kenny is anchored in a studio next to where Cher and Christina Aguilera are rehearsing for their performance at Sunday’s Golden Globes awards.

No, he hasn’t met the divas, but their camp did extend the invite.

Chesney Attends Hollywood Premiere of “Invictus”

by Josh | 12.05.2009 | Posted In: In The News, Personal, Summer In 3D

Hollywood hosted the premiere of Clint Eastwood’s “Invictus” on Thursday night and Kenny Chesney was in attendance with a handful of other celebrities including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Orlando Bloom and the stars of the film Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon.

“Invictus” is the true story of how Nelson Mandela and the mostly white South African rugby team won the Rugby World Cup shortly after apartheid had damaged the nation.

Chesney was in town to do voiceovers for his upcoming 3D movie, and described how he wouldn’t normally be able to do something like this because of the demands of planning a tour:

“It’s a powerful story. And you know anything Morgan’s in, he’s going to bring a lot of heart and humanity to the role,” Kenny said in a statement.

“You know, this is the kind of thing I don’t get to do when we’re building one of those tours… and it’s really nice to be able to share this kind of thing with my friends!”

(photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Trailer for “Kenny Chesney: Summer In 3D”

by Josh | 11.18.2009 | Posted In: Summer In 3D, Videos

Here is the trailer for “Kenny Chesney: Summer In 3D”, the upcoming 3D concert movie that will be released in April:

“Summer in 3D” Trailer out Today

by Josh | 11.18.2009 | Posted In: Summer In 3D, Videos

The trailer for Kenny Chesney’s upcoming 3D movie will be released at 3 pm ET today. “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D” will hit theaters in April, but the official preview will be made available at Moviefone, AOL Music, The Boot, and KennyChesney.com.

“Summer in 3D” features video that was shot over six nights in five cities: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, Boston, and Indianapolis, and involved 22 specialized 3D cameras.

Read more about the 3D movie here.

Chesney to Release 3D Concert Movie in Theaters

by Josh | 11.10.2009 | Posted In: Summer In 3D, Tour, Videos

We first told you about the possibility of seeing Kenny Chesney in 3D at the movie theaters back in August. On Monday details were released for the screening, which will be called “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D” and will be released in April 2010. Sony’s head of distribution Rory Bruer expects “Summer in 3D” to play in at least 750 theaters in April.

“I’d seen U2’s movie and was blown away,” Chesney says. “It was like something I’d never seen – and I wondered what would happen if we tried to capture some of what was going on like that. How would it look, because this is more straight up… When we did, everyone who saw the footage agreed, and we started taking this project very seriously.

“Then when major movie studios were interested in working with us… a company with such specialized expertise as not just Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is crazy, but their Hot Ticket division which understands very specifically the challenges of a 3D movie, well, we went for it.”

The footage was shot over six nights in five cities: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, Boston, and Indianapolis, and involved 22 specialized 3D cameras.

“It’s crazy how up close this puts you,” adds Chesney. “To me on that stage I feel every single one of my fans, all the way to the very top of those stadiums. But this is like having everyone right there onstage with us, and it’s a rush. I had no idea what we do could go to film quite like that.

“It was an amazing – and at times scary – experience to have cameras that close, in the air, on a blimp. cause they are everywhere. But to see what this film captures: all the energy, the thrill and an even better focus on some of the most rocking nights we’ve ever had, all I can say is… wow.”

Speculation was rampant over the summer as concert-goers reported seeing signs that said the concert was being recorded. We reported on the speculation here and here. And also in August before the Gillette Stadium show about 100 fans took part in filming of the opening sequence for the film. In an email to those chosen to participate it was referred to as “KC3D Opening Title Sequence”.

So the speculation is over and now we now what’s coming in the spring. The only question is, will Summer In 3D be in a theater near you?